park assist VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS 2004 Owners Manual

Driving with a
Please fir st read and note the introductory
o n page 152.
Headlight settings
Towing a tra
ile r can ra ise the fron t end of th e ve­
hicle enough fo r the low beam s to blind other road u sers. the headlight ra nge adjustment feature
to lower the light cones as req uired . your vehicle does not have headlight range adjustment, have
the headli gh ts adjusted by an authorized Volk­swage n dealer or au th orized Volkswagen Serv ice Facility . Vehicles with gas-d ischa rge lamps self-adjus t to vehicle load an d do not need manual adjustme nt.
Special towing
considerations
Due to th e combined towing weig h t includin g the hi gh er gross vehicle weight, the stopping dis­tance is longer .
Before driving downhill , especially on hills that
a re long or steep, shift in to a lower gea r (m anual
t ransmi ssion) or a lower drive position (automatic
t ra n smi ssion) so that the eng in e helps to brake th e vehicl e. Otherwise, the b rake system could ove r­heat and might fail.
The ve hicle's center of grav ity and, i n
Weigh t dis tr ibutio n i s especially bad if the
tow ing veh icle is e mpty and the traile r i s loaded. If
you absolutely must d rive with this combination , drive with extra care an d at a reduced speed.
Starting off with a trail er on hills
Depend ing o n how steep the h ill is and the com­bined tow ing weig ht, a parked vehicle wi th trailer can roll backwards when yo u firs t sta rt mov ing.
When sta rti
ng off with a trailer on a hill :
Depress and ho ld the brake pedal.
Befo re driv ing
Ma nual transmiss io n : d epress th e clutch fully.
Shift into fir s t gear or drive posi t ion D page 179,
Unlock the par ki ng brake and release it
w hil e ho ld ing th e unl ock butto n.
page assistance systems.
Do not re lease th e parkin g bra ke leve r until the engine sta rt s to move th e vehicle fonvard. your veh icle has an automatic t ransmissio n, yo u can
also depress a nd ho ld the brake pedal for added b raking and then letup on th e brake pedal w hen
you feel th a t the vehicle to move fo rward.
Drive ahead slowly at first.
A lways watch what i s happening up a head
and a round you. Brake earlier than you would if yo u were not to wing a trailer.
Drive especially care full y and accel erate gently. Always avoid sudde n m an euvers and h ard braking.
Be especiall y care ful when p ass ing other hicles. Reduce speed immediate ly if t he trailer
s hows the s lightes t sig n of swayin g. Reduce speed immediatel y if the t ra ile r shows even the
slightest sig n of sway ing.
Neve r try to sto p th e swayin g by accelerating.

Braking, stopping, and parking
Introduction
In this section yo u'll find inform ation on fo l­
lowi ng:
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Park in g brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
About t
he brakes . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 192
Bra king assistance sys tem s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Switching Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) on ond off . . 196
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
T he brakin g support syste ms are Brake A ss is t E lec tro nic Differ e n tial Loc k (EDL). Anti-Slip
M ore information:
Trail er page
pag e
Tires and page 276
acce ssories, r epa ir s and modifi catio ns
brakes or worn brake pads can
ca use colli sio n and serious personal inju ry.
light s up in the
in strument cluste r di splay, w heth er a lo n e or to­
ge ther with tex t message, immediat ely conta ct an authorized Volk swage n dea ler or authorized
Volkswag en Se rvi ce Faci lity to have th e brake pad s ch ecke d and , if necessary, re pl aced.
WARNING
improperly can cause se riou s pe rso nal
injury .
Never re m ove key from the ignition switch while vehicl e is m ov ing or ro llin g to a
s top. The steering w heel w ill lock and you not be
Never park the vehicle w here the ho t ex ha ust
syste m or catalyti c convert er could ignit e flam ­
mabl e mater ia ls, su ch as brus h , leaves , dry grass, spilled fue l, e tc .
Always apply th e parki ng brake whe n
p a rki ng your veh icle. Imprope r u sc of th e
p a rking bra ke can se rio usly injur e you and your passe nge rs.
Never use the
e m ergency . The stopping dista n ce is muc h
longer b ec au se onl y the wheels arc braked . use the foot brake to sto p the vehicle .
Never the throttl e from
th e e ng in e
th e automati c transmission is in gear. The ve hicle will start t o move as soon the e ngine speed ev en i f th e brake is on.
Never leave childr en or anyo ne w ho canno t
h elp them se lve s beh in d in the vehicl e. They could re leas e the brak e move the gear selector leve r or shift , wh ic h could cause th e vehicle to start m ov ing. Thi s ca n lea d
to a cras h and seri ous personal injuri es.
Always take the key with you when yo u
leave th e ve hicle . The engine ca n be started and ve hicl e sys te m s s uch as the power wind ows can
b e operate d , le ad ing to seri ous perso nal injury.
Neve r leave childr en , di sabled perso ns, or a nyon e who cannot h elp them se lves in the vehicl e. T he doors can b e lo cke d wit h the re mote contro l ke y, trapping passe nge rs in the
ve hicle in an emerge ncy. For exa mpl e, dep en­ding on th e tim e of year, people trappe d in the
ve hicle can be ex pose d to very high or very temperatures. Heat build -up in the passenger and parked vehicl e result in temperatu res in the ve hicl e th at arc much hi gher than the outsid e tempe mtu­
res, partic ul arl y in summer. T emperatures ca n
qui ckly reac h le v e ls that can cause uncon­
scio usn ess ch ildr en.

Steering system information
first read and note the introductory informatio n and heed the on page
To help m ake it more diffi cult to s teal your ve hicl e,
you sh ould always make sur e the steering co lumn is locked before leaving the ve hicle .
Electronic steering column lock
Vehicles with o
ut The s teering column is
l ocked if the vehicle is stationary and the vehicle
k ey is removed from the ign ition lock. The elec­
tr onic s teering column will not lock if the vehicl e is
s till mov in g for longe r than seconds after the ve­
hicl e key was re moved.
Vehicles with
Th e s teering column is
l ocked if the dri ver door is ope ned with the igni­tio n switch ed ofT. For this, the ve hicle should be
s tationary if applic abl e, the gear selector leve r
s h ould be in
If the driver door is opened befo re the ign ition is
sw itch ed
188.
H e
move th e ve hicl e
k ey.
Turn th e s teering
w heel s lig htl y until you
hear the steering
column l oc k en gage.
Starting, shifting , parking
Disengaging the
steering column lock
Turn the s teering
whee l s lightl y to take pressure ofT the
s teerin g column lock.
In
sert the ve hicl e key
into the ignition swit ch .
Ho ld th e s teerin g
wheel in thi s pos ition
and turn the ignition switch.
steering
The e lectro-mechanical power steering auto m ati­
c ally adjusts to dri ving speed, steering torque , and the steering angle of the wheels . The e lectro-me­
c hanical power steering work s only w hen the en­
gine is running.
If power steering is reduced or lost comple tely, it
will b e much harder to steer and co ntrol the ve­
hicl e.
Counter-steering
assistance
T he feature
m akes it easier for the dri ver to control the vehicle
in difficult situation s. For exampl e, if yo u h ave to
brak e h
ard on a surface that provides uneve n t rac­
tion, the ve hicle could pull to the right or l eft. detect s th is situation and h elps th e dri ver counter­
s teer with additi onal steerin g
The counter-steering ass istance In

first r ead and n ote th e introducto ry in forma ti o n o n page
Hill Hold help s keep th e vehicl e from rollin g back­
w ard s w hen sta rtin g out on a hill , for example aft er
s topping at a lig h l. don 't h ave to appl y
and r e le ase the parkin g brak e whi le dep re ss in g the For Hill Hold to work . th e e ng in e m ust
b e runni ng and the veh icle mus t b e in First Gea r or R eve rse (m anual tran smissio n) o r in Driv e (DJ. Dri ve (S), o r Reve rse (R) (a utomatic trans­
mi ssion) and yo u must usc the foo t b ra ke to ho ld
th e ve hi cle befo re
force yo u u sed to pre ve nt the ve hicl e
from moving. This g ives you tim e to take your foo t
off the brake, le t t h e clu tc h out on a m anual t ran s­
m ission ve hicle . and gently depress the acc ele r- a
to r to
p edal and ge t the ve hicl e moving
a ga in w ithin this time, the brake s will and the ve hicle will roll downhill. Furtherm ore , if re qu ire m en t f or e nga gin g Hill Hold is no lo nge r
m et while the vehicle is s toppe d, Hill Hold di sen­gages, the in dicator light in the butto n goes out,
a nd the brakes are automatically re leased and will no lo nge r h old the ve hicl e.
The intelligent technolo gy of
The llillllold feature cannot h old the ve hicl e
in all start situ ations ( for example, if the
surface is icy or s lip pery ).
Ho ld can only help keep the ve hicl e from mov ing fo r l ess than two seconds. Af te r tha t, the
b rakes be re lease d and the ve hicl e can roll
d ow n the hill .
Hill Hold is activated outomoli colly when the following conditions ore all met at the some tim e
I to 3 mus t b e m et a t the sa m e time:
M
anua l tran smissio n Automatic transmission
H old the stoppe d ve hicle on a n in cline w ith th e foot brake o r park in g brak e.
2.
3.
The e ngine must be run ning
if uphill o r in Revers e if headed
d o w nhill; you must hold th e clutch down and the foo t brak e must b e d ep ressed to keep th e
ve hicle from mo ving.
R elease the brake as yo u let the clutch out an d
g e ntl y de press the accelerator.
Hill Hold is imm ediat ely deactivated :
As soon an y re qu ire m en t liste d unde r page is a cti ua te d auto matically follo win g con d itio ns ar e time is no longe r m el.
If the engin e is not runnin g smoothl y or there
a rc e ng in e malfun ctions.
D river assista nce systems
A n autom atic transmissio n ve hicle must b e in
H e vc rse (R). Dr iv e (D ), or S po rt Drive ( S) and th e foot brak e m ust be d epresse d to keep the
ve hicle from movin g.
R el
ease the brake as yo u gentl y depress t11e celc rnt or.
If th e e ng in e s tall s or is swi t c he d off.
Vehicles ruitl1 automatic If you m ove the selector lever i nt o N eutral (N).
Vehicl es autom ati c tran smission: If a tir e docs no t h ave eno ug h ro ad contac t (s uch as w hen the ve hicle is tippe d or at an

Rear Assist
In thi s sec tion you'll find on th e lowing :
Operating instru ctions . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 211
Par king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
213
A camera in the rear hat ch assis ts th e driver parkin g in reve rse or maneu ve ring. Th e ca mera
image i s s how n with orientati on lines proj ecte d by th e sys te m on th e screen of th e tory-in stall ed radio or na vigatio n sys tem .
More information:
Parts, accessories, repai rs and modifi cation s
If you use the ca mera to judge distances to stacles such as people or vehicles, you could timate inc orre ctl y and cause colli sion and riou s personal injury.
The camera lens enlarg es and distort s th e
field of vision and makes object s appear altered and in exact on the screen.
C ertain objects , for exa mpl e narrow posts or gratings , m ay be diffi cult or impo ssible to see on the scree n becaus e of its low resolution or poor light condition s.
The camera has blind spots in which people and objects cannot be dete cted .
Keep the camera len s clean and fr ee of snow and ice; do not cove r the le n s.
driving
The Rear Assist technology cannot overcome the law s of physics and the limit s of the system. Care less or unintentional use of Rear Assist may
re sult in accidents and seve re injuri es. The
sys te m ca
nnot repla ce the driver's attention.
Always adjust your speed and dri ving style to
road, traffic , weather, and visibility conditions.
Always keep an eye on the parking direction and the relevant vehicl e surrounding s. The
Never pay so much attention to the graphics
s hown on th e screen that yo u fail to notic e what is going on around you.
Always watch for peop le, especi ally small
children, animals and o bject s, because the cam era may not a lways be able to detect the m .
The sys tem may not be able to clearly depict
all areas.
Use Rear Ass is t only when the rear hatch is
completely closed.
Note
The camera shows only two-dimensiona l ages on the scree n. Du e to the lack of depth of field, it may be diffi cult or impossible to identify
protrudin g object s or recesses in the road, for ample.
Thing s lik e thin rods, fence s, pos ts and t rees may not be dete cted by the cam era and co uld damage the vehicle.

Operating instructions
Fig. 137 Rear Assist display.
Fig. 136
fir st read and note th e introd uc to ry info rmation an d heed the on page
Fu nc tion
A
uto mati cally display:
Man uall y dea c tivate dis p la y:
ofT d is p la y by
s h if tin g o ut of verse:
D ea c tiv a te di spla y by
d riv in g fo rward:
. . h Pa rk in g System ve uc es wtt
R eve rse whe n the ignition is sw itch ed on or the engine is running.
a n area se lection button o n the rad io or n av igation Book let Radio Book let syste m .
Afte r switc h in g off the ignition, th e Hear Assis t di spl ay is hidden aft e r a short period of ti m e.
T he di splay is
swit ch ed off after about seconds.
Driv e f
orward faste r than 9 mph (15 km /h ).
button.
is immediately re p lace d with the di sp lay.
Dri ve fo rward fas te r than 6 mph km/h ).
Fun c
tion bu tto ns o n the fig.
Exit current display.
Adjust dis p lay: brightness, contra st, color.
di sp la y to Park in g To return to the camera d is p la y, t he hicl e m ust b e in Heve rse.
Drive r syst ems 211

consid erations
Do not usc Rear Assist in the situations:
-When
cannot be see n
is heavily loade d.
the driver is no t fam il ia r with the sys te m .
- If
the positio n or an g le of the camera has c hanged, su ch as Facili ty.
2.) illusions by the camera (examples)
The Assis t pro vides only two-d imensio nal im ages. necesscs and pro trud ing objects on th e
ground o r prot ruding part s on other a re diffi cult or impossib le to id entify due to th e of
d e pth o f field .
or anothe r v ehicl e may seem or furth er are.
- W hen driv ing from a leve l s
urface onto an upwa rd or slope.
-Wh en driving up or d own slope onto level
the rear of the ve hicle is loaded.
- W he n approaching pro truding objects. These objects c an disappear from the field o f v is ion of th e cam era w hen driving in reverse.
Cleaning
the camera l e ns
Keep
camera le ns free of snow and ice.
th e pa rking brake.
o n th e ig nit ion.
Wet the cam le n s w ith a commerci ally able g lass cleaner an d d ry
m ove sn ow with a brush.
nemovc icc with de- icer
Note
Neve r usc agents to clean the cam era le ns.
Whil e driving
Neve r remove snow or ice on t h e camera lens with warm o r h ot water. This can damage the camera le n s.
It is not possibl e to open th e when the emblem is folded out.
Volk swage n recommends practicin g park ing with weather di tion s in order to familiarize yourself w ith the
sys te m, the orientatio n lines and th e way they work .
rea r hatc h is

Emergency starting (Jump starting)
In this section information on the lowing :
Using jum per cables . . . . . . . .
your engin e do es not start because the ve hicl e battery is your ve hicle's ba tt ery nected to th e battery of an oth er ve hicl e to s tart
your eng ine (jump- starting). page 257.
You m ust use jumpe r cables th at m eet rec og ni ze d
indu strial standard s (ch eck inform ation provid ed
b y th e
jumper cabl e manufa cturer). For vehicl es
with gasoline engines , the cross-sec tion of th e jumper cable wire must be at le a st in2 (2 5 or about 3 ga. Fo r v ehicl es with
diesel engines, th e cro ss-section must b e at lea st or abo ut 2 ga.
More information:
Starting assis tance sy s tem s page
Preparations for working in th e e ngin e page 242
Vehicl e page 257
Practical tips
on the batteries or the electrica l system
in your vehicle can cause serious acid burns, fires, or elec trical shock.
Always keep children away from battery acid and vehicle batteries in general.
Sulfuri c battery acid is very corrosive and can
cause blindn ess and damage to unprotected
ski n. Never let battery acid or lead particles
contact your eyes, skin, and clothing.
Never lean over a veh icle battery. Always
wear protective glo ves and eye protection. To reduce your risk of injury, never tilt the batteries;
acid could out through the vents and burn you.
A highly explosive mixture of gases is given
off when the battery is being charged.
Always avoid fires, sparks, open and smoking. Never create sparks or electrostatic
charges when handlin g cable s and electrica l equipment. Never short-circui t the battery nals. High-energy sparks can cause serious
personal injury.
If yo u ge t batt ery acid in your eyes or on your ski n, immediately rinse with cold wate r for
severa l minutes and get attenti on
immediately. If yo u swallow any battery acid,
get medical attention immediately.
Improper use of jumper cables whe n jump-star­tin g a ve hicle with a dea d battery can cau se th e
battery to exp lode, leading to serio us personal in
jury.
To h elp reduce the risk of battery explo sion :
All work on the batterie s or the ele ctrical
system in your vehicle can cause serious acid
burns, fires, or electrica l shocks. Always read
and heed the following
page 257,
Always make sure that the battery providing
starting assistance (the booster battery) has the same vo lta ge as the dead battery (12 V) and
a b o ut th e same amperage capaci ty (see battery label).
Never jump-start a ve hicl e wit h a frozen battery . The battery can exp lode. A discharged
battery can freeze at temperatures around +32
352 353

When the vehicle battery is jump-started, it give s off hydroge n gas , which is highl y exp losive!
A lw ays keep fire, sparks, ope n flame , and smoking materi als fa r away from vehicle
necting or disco nnecting jumper cable s.
Jump-s ta rt batterie s only in well-ventil ated
areas. Batteries give off highly explosive
Always route the jumper cables so that they cannot get caught in any moving parts in the
..
Never short out the battery terminals by
connecting the positi ve termina l(+) and
Never connect the negative c abl e from the other vehicle directly to the negativ e terminal of the di scharged b atte ry, as thi s may cause the
hyd rog en gas given off by the di sc harg ed battery
to explod e.
Never att ac h the negati ve cable from the hicl e providing starting assistance to any
Never allow the non-insulat ed parts of the battery clamps to tou ch.
Never allow the jumper cable attached to the
po sitive battery te rminal to contact metal parts of the vehicle.
Note
To avoid doing exte nsive damage to the vehicle
elect rica l system, read and heed t11e following:
Connecting jumper cables imprope rl y can ca use a short cir cuit and do expensive damage to the ve hicl e's electric al sys te m.
Do not le t the ve hicles touch eac h other whil e
the jumper cab les are conncc te d.Iftl1 ey do,

Improper usc of jumper cables when starling a ve hicl e wit h a dead battery can cause the battery to exp lode, leading to serious sonal injury. To help red uce the risk of battery
explo sion:
All work on the batteri es or the elec trical
sys tem in your veh icle can cause serious acid burns, fire s, or e lec trica l shocks. Always read and heed the followin g WARNINGS and safety
precaution s before working on the batteries or the electrical page 257,
Always wear proper eye protection. Never
lean over the vehicle batteries.
Attach the jumper cables in the correct order:
first the positive cable, then the negative cable.
Never connect the negative cable from the ve hicl e providing starting assistance to parts of th e fuel system or to the brake hoses or brak e
line s.
Never allow no n-i nsu lated parts of the battery clamp s to touch. Never allow the jumper cable attache d to the positive battery terminal to
contact metal parts of the ve hicle.
Do it yourself
hicl e battery. If you cannot sec the color ofthe window clearly, never usc a cigare tte
light er, or other open Use
Avoid electrosta tic dischar ge in the vicinity of the ve hicl e battery . Sparks may cause the
Neve r jump start
A lways follow the instru ction s of the jumper cable manufacturer.
Always make sure that the battery providing
star ting assistance has th e same vo lta ge as the dead battery (12 V) and about the same capacity
(sec battery lab el).
Batterie s give off explos ive hydrogen gas. ways keep fire, sparks , open and smoking
materials away from batteri es.
Never connect the negat ive cab le from the other vehicle directly to the negative terminal of the dead battery. The hydrogen gas from the battery is exp losive.
Neve r short out the battery te rminals by co nn ecting the positi ve(+) and negati ve(-)
terminal s with each other.